AN ENDANGERED Caretta Caretta sea turtle has laid eggs on Altinkum beach – and the area fenced off as holidaymakers continue to sun themselves around it. The area is protected from people entering the area on the beach. The eggs were laid on Altinkum’s beach where tens of thousands of people swim and sunbathe. Aydin…
Read More DIDIM Council has passed outline plans for a small amphitheatre at the former Kamaci Beach next to Didim Luna Park. The beach area is close to the Pine Woods and a short distance from Garden of Sun Hotel. Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay said the amphitheatere would be good steps for Didim as a whole and…
Read More Tenders for geothermal exploration in Didim suspended TENDERS for geothermal exploration in Didim have been suspended. Aydin’s Investment Monitoring and Coordination Directorate had announced tenders for geothermal resource exploration in eight districts in the province, including Kusadasi, Soke and Nazilli. The tenders were worth between 75,000 TL and 350,00TL. Geothermal Exploration searches the earth’s subsurface for…
Read More DIDIM Help-in-Hands received a certificate of thanks from Didim Governor İskender Yönden this week for their contribution of 4,800 TL towards his “Tennis Courts for Schools” project. A total of 1,100TL was given to the group by Pat Flint as a donation from the recent art exhibition that was held at the Didim Marina. This was…
Read More RUMOURS are flying around that a clutch of restaurants that stand close to the water’s edge at Mavisehir are to be demolished next Tuesday (Aug 23). If so, it could well spell the end of an era for thousands of Turkish and expat residents, and hordes of holidaymakers, who have eaten at the restaurants for…
Read More Didim Akbük Folk Dance Ensemble (DAHOT) will organise two performances in the two resorts as part of this year’s Peace Festival. With the support of the Culture and Tourism Ministry and Didim Municipality, the group will perform August 31 after a concert of the Turkish Folk Music Choir near Akbuk harbor. They will then perform September…
Read More NEWS is emerging of major changes to residency permits in Turkey – with the controversial 120 day limit for absence being scrapped. The Ministry of Interior’s Twitter account – https://twitter.com/Gocidaresi – suddenly posted a number of tweets today (Tues Aug 16) announcing a number of changes. However, none of the changes have been announced officially on…
Read More A DIDIM resident is organising a trip to concerts in Bodrum at the end of August. Didim resident Valentina is appealing to anyone who wants to travel to see the concerts as part of the 12th international classical festival being arranged at D-Marin, at Turgutreis, to give her a call. She is planning transportation to…
Read More DIDIM Council workers continue to upgrade the resort on a number of fronts. The works centring on Selçuk Özsoy Caddesi and Yunus Caddesi include blockpaving, landscaping, lighting, quiet areas, and parking. Mayor Deniz Atabay said: “Work continues at full speed and the residents in these areas have expressed satiusfaction that things are moving in the…
Read More Glenn Maffia CORRESPONDING with one of my German archaeologist friends, he brought to my attention the level of thieving going on in the vicinity of the Temple of Apollo. An activity that has, evidently, been occurring on a regular basis ever since the archaeological site was first excavated back in the early part of the…
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